The causes of the Cold War were rooted in the failure of the Allies (U.S., Great Britain, U.S.S.R.) to reach common peace agreements with regard to Germany and Poland at the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences. ... As a result, the Cold War polarization between the U.S. and the Soviet Union lasted for almost 50 years.
impeachment is the answer
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´.
During his trip to the United States, Alexis Dd Tocqueville observed that Americans were dangerously close to having a class war, since many people did not have equal rights.
1. mutual defense allies,
2. imperialism,
3. militarism,
4. nationalism,
5. immediate cause: assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand